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The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation has announced another round of strike action.
On Saturday, teachers gave notice of another one-day sanction that will include a rotating strike, withdrawal of noon-hour supervision and withdrawal of extracurricular activities.
This action will take place on Tuesday throughout the province.
This comes after the STF announced the withdrawal of extracurricular activities for Monday.
The rotating strike action is the withdrawal of all professional and voluntary services for a 24-hour period.
Teachers will not report to school on this day. Only certain schools will be affected:
- Association des enseignantes et enseignants fransaskois – École Boréale (Ponteix)
- Chinook Teachers’ Association – All schools in Chinook School Division
- Île à la Crosse Teachers’ Association – All schools in Île à la Crosse School Division
- Lloydminster Teachers’ Association – All schools in Lloydminster Public School Division and Lloydminster Catholic School Division
- North West Teachers’ Association – All schools in Northwest School Division
- Prairie Valley Teachers’ Association – All schools in Prairie Valley School Division
- Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre – North West Campus (Neilburg), South West Campus (Swift Current)
Various schools will not have noon hour supervision on Tuesday:
- Holy Trinity Teachers’ Association – All schools in Holy Trinity Catholic School Division
- Horizon Teachers’ Association – All schools in Horizon School Division
- North East Teachers’ Association – All schools in North East School Division
- Regina Catholic Schools Teachers’ Association – All schools in Regina Catholic Schools
- South East Cornerstone Teachers’ Association – All schools in South East Cornerstone School Division
Five schools will not offer extracurricular activities on Tuesday:
- Creighton Teachers’ Association – All schools in Creighton School Division
- Horizon Teachers’ Association – All schools in Horizon School Division
- Prairie South Teachers’ Association – All schools in Prairie South School Division
- Regina Catholic Schools Teachers’ Association – All schools in Regina Catholic Schools
- Regina Public Schools Teachers’ Association – All schools in Regina Public Schools
The STF will hold a virtual information night over Zoom for parents and caregivers on Monday at 7 p.m. STF president Samantha Becotte will provide information about the status of contract negotiations and teacher job action during the event.
Parents and caregivers interested in attending are asked to register on the STF website, as spots are limited.
